Many title searches/insurance policies supplied by REO title firms will not include, and have exceptions for, any unrecorded liens....such as utilities, code violation fines, etc.

If you meet an appraiser on site they ask a ton of questions and hardly look at the stuff themselves.Yes sir, we spent "$3,500" on that new furnace "cough, cough" (supply and install costs us $1,100) lolAll good as Dan and myself connected behind the scenes.You know me Charlie, I am not a typer or one for Argie Bargie.Just one of those days where heads butt for no benefit to us except the watching crowd hahaThanks and chat soon.

Ultimately renters will be impacted most - from increased housing costs and a possible reduction in housing supply, if the regulation serves as a barrier to entry for some investors. 

You can also use 75% of new purchased property's lease amount to offset it's debt, provided you supply a signed lease agreement.You are correct that the full 200K is counted as gross income, in your example.Terry

Is this a company like listsource.com where they supply me with motivated sellers list or people with certain criteria to sell?

Or you find another investor that is going to supply the cash either for interest or equity.  

Would anticipate it all to continue as supply of foreclosures tightens.  

Here in Miami we are at 5.5 months supply of inventory (Feb-15) back in 2013 we were in the lows 5's.

Rates are regional and determined as much by supply and demand as by risk.

For materials, that's the easy part, if the supply houses wont give me 60 day minimum, then I just move on to a larger one that will post 20 day notice and will agree on joint check agreement.